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Recognised as Colour

#8B10AE

  • #8B10AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B10AE is a violet with RGB values 139, 16, 174 and HSL 287°, 83%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8B10AE#8B10AE
HEX#8B10AE
RGBrgb(139, 16, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0627, 0.6824
RGB percentages54.5%, 6.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(286.7, 83.2%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 90.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK20.1%, 90.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,113,774
CSS custom property--colour: #8B10AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#74EF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0957ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#883D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.3Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Purple · ΔE 20.6Indigo · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33AE10
Analogous#3C10AE, #AE1082
Triadic#AE8B10, #10AE8B
Split complementary#82AE10, #10AE3C
Tetradic#AE3C10, #33AE10, #1082AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E095F5
Lighter +30%#D266F1
Lighter +20%#C437ED
Lighter +10%#B014DD
Darker −10%#660C7F
Darker −20%#400751
Darker −30%#1B0322
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9400BE
Less saturated −25%#7E2896

Channel breakdown

R139
G16
B174
Red139 (54.5%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue286.71°
Saturation (HSL)83.16%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 10 · B AE

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